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166 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
The cost of the U.S. war against Iran has increased to $47 billion, up more than $3 billion since last month, as President Trump mulls strikes against Iran after the U.S. midterm elections.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
At a Texas campaign rally, Trump showed off a tanker he claimed had 1m barrels of oil from Venezuela, suggested it would become the 51st state and hailed a deal with the post-Maduro government.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
CA SB 613, methane emissions: petroleum and natural gas producing low methane emissions; latest action (2026-03-02): veto sustained.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 840 on greenhouse gases and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2025-09-19 as Chapter 121, Statutes of 2025.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
The U.S. military says 5 were killed by a strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific; Trump says the attacks stem the flow of drugs, and critics have questioned their legality.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
CA SB 1359, the Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act, was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026-09-30 as Chapter 1026, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
SB 654 on a California Environmental Protection Agency contract for a registry of greenhouse gas emissions from the water-energy nexus was returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
President Trump renewed calls for Venezuela to become the 51st U.S. state after touting the barrels of oil coming from the South American country.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The US military says it killed five people after an airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific, among more than 70 such attacks according to media tallies.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
A motion directing Metro to join Los Angeles, Long Beach, and the County in a USGBC California effort to reduce construction greenhouse gas emissions with low carbon concrete passed.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (metro.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Haley Stevens calls an anti-Israel political ad by Cenk Uygur's Rebellion PAC fearmongering.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
The Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee passed a five-year, single-source contract with Cummins for 680 Near-Zero Natural Gas-Fueled Engines to replace engines on Metro buses.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (metro.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect in the Russian-occupied southern Ukraine city of Oleshky after first lady Melania Trump announced she secured a humanitarian agreement.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
A UN Commission of Inquiry finds Israel committed genocide in Gaza and war crimes in the West Bank.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)
NH HB 1738, relative to ratepayer benefits from the regional greenhouse gas initiative and energy procurement, was signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2026
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NH HB 1535, relative to clarifying eligible renewable energy classes under the renewable portfolio standard, was signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VT H 740, an act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry, had its latest action on 2026-05-29: Report of Committee of Conference.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MO SB 1770 prohibits state agencies from using the term West Bank in official government materials and instead requires the area to be referred to as Judea and Samaria.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
MO SB 1244 prohibits state agencies from using the term West Bank in official government materials, and instead requires the area be referred to as Judea and Samaria; a hearing was cancelled.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
HI SR 20 urges an immediate and permanent ceasefire and an end to hostilities in Iran; certified copies of resolutions sent 05-12-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators